Learning to embrace the pain = change equation is essential for life as a leader.

When things get painful in our organization – and by painful I mean difficult – our initial reaction may be to ignore it, to place blame elsewhere, to make excuses, or to run away from it.

We react that way for good reason. Leading change is hard!

“There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.” — Niccolo MachiavelliThe Prince (1532)

What pain are you facing in your organization? What change might you need to consider to instigate health and growth?